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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
so1
adverb
  • 1 to such a great extent.

    ■ extremely; very much.

    informal used to emphasize a clause or negative statement: that's so not fair.

  • 2 to the same extent: he isn't so bad.
  • 3 referring back to something previously mentioned: I believe so.

    ■ similarly: so have I.

  • 4 in the way described or demonstrated; thus.
conjunction
  • 1 and for this reason; therefore.
  • 2 (so that) with the result or aim that.
  • 3 and then.
  • 4 introducing a question or concluding statement.
  • 5 in the same way; correspondingly.
– phrases
and so on (or forth) and similar things; et cetera.
only so much only a limited amount.
so be it an expression of acceptance or resignation.
so long! informal goodbye.
so much as [with neg.] even: without so much as a word.
so to speak (or say) indicating that one is talking in an unusual or metaphorical way.
– origin OE swā, of Gmc origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
so2
noun variant spelling of soh.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-so/səʊ/
combining form equivalent to -soever.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
So.
abbreviation South.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
soh /səʊ/ (also so or sol)
noun Music (in tonic sol-fa) the fifth note of a major scale.

■ the note G in the fixed-doh system.

– origin ME sol: representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of solve, taken from a Latin hymn.
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